Are you serious talking about that? Do you have one already or just a plan? The question you put here will not have a direct answer. Could you answer a counterpart question first: what's the answer in your culture background? I am not sure what the most American will prefer. In my opinion, direct or not, just the aspect of tactics, according to the women who you like. To win her heart, serious? The sole answer is inputting your whole heart into. Practically, as a foreigner, if you fall love with a girl from China. There's a suggestion maybe working: check out ,say ,from her friends, does she get ready for a relationship with a foreigner? if the answer is positive, do that directly! if not, much more time should be spent. You should act innocently, circuitously.

Personally,if you want to win the heart of a Chinese woman,I think you need to make her feel a sense of security=安全感,some Chinese women are slow to warm people=慢热型 so，being direct would be better but not too fast.P.S.I think direct is a character of man,am I right?

This is an interesting topic, Let's talk about a lady who want to be in a relationship and will try to make a plan with the man pursuing her for the next serveral years or even marriage . In my opion, what she care about is not direct or indirect, is serious or unserious. I partly agree dora, but these things dora said are not the exact point. Woman want to know if you are willing to share your time, money, expericence with her through all kinds of tests, which is unequal to man. But I think this is how it works. I have a theory that I follow when I pursue my wife. It is 21 days theory, If you insist doing something for 21 days, you will form a habit. So if you keep on doing something for her directly or indirectly over 21 days, it also will form a habit of hers.